Thunderbirds

PlotThe Tracy family’s International Rescue is infiltrated by slaphead telekinetic nutter The Hood (Kingsley), who is hellbent on utilising IR’s state-of-the-art vehicles to rob the world’s banks. With The Hood marooning the Tracy brothers in space, it is left to younger sibling Alan (Corbet) and pals to save the day.

VerdictThunderbirds fails to resolve the challenges inherent in turning puppet TV into live-action movies. Despite some incidental pleasures, thin writing, shabby direction and heavy-handed performances make this neither one for the purists nor thrill-seeking kids.